Antigone: By Sophocles - Illustrated
- ISBN-10
- 1975737644
- ISBN-13
- 9781975737641
- Series
- Antigone
- Pages
- 72
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-12-17
- Author
- Sophocles
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